The Peiros (, formerly also ''Kamenitza'' and ''Achelous'') is a

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

in the central and the northwestern parts of

Achaea Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek language, Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaḯa'', ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwest ...

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. It is long.

Geography

The Peiros is the second longest river in Achaea, after Selinountas. It rises in the northeastern part of the Erymanthos mountains, near the village Lakkomata. It passes through the municipal units of

Farres Farres () is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 241.848 km2. The munic ...

, Olenia and Dymi. It empties into the Gulf of Patras between the towns Alissos and Kato Achaia. There are several bridges over the Peiros, including the bridges of the Greek National Road 9/ E55 (Patras - Pyrgos -

Kyparissia Kyparissia () is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has ...

) and OSE's Patras–Kyparissia railway line. Two ancient cities were situated near the river: Olenos and Pharae. Its most important tributaries are the Parapeiros (also known as ''Tytheus'') and the

Serdini The Serdini () is a small river of western Achaea, Greece. It is long. It is a left tributary of the Peiros near Kato Alissos. Geography The Serdini flows through the municipal units of Olenia and Dymi, Achaea, Dymi, both part of the municipalit ...

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Landforms of Achaea Rivers of Greece Rivers of Western Greece {{Greece-river-stub